Device for preventing rearward tilting of tractors



A. E. BLACKBURN. BEVHEE FOR PREVENTING REARWARD TIL'TING OF TBACTURS.

APPLICATION. HL ED DIEC. 4, 1920.

Fatemed Imu 22, 129 210 2 $HEETSSHEET I.

1 wikm ATTORNEYJ ii ALBERT E. BLACKBURN, 0F LAUREL,

DEVIGE FOR PREVENTING REAEWARJD TILTING (33F lllltfi fli ltlllthu Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Moi". 225, 1921.

Application filed December 4, 1920. Serial No. ttfiflfit'rlb To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Anennr E. Emory BURN, a, citizen of the United States, res1ding at Laurel, in the county of Manatee and. State of Florida, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Devices for Preventing Rearward Tilting of Tree tors, of which the following is a specifh cation.

It is well known that tractors, particularly the type lrnown as the FOI'dSOll, are likely, under certhin conditions, to over" turn backward.

The object of this invention is to provide a simple and eliicient device in the noture of'en attachment to a tractor, particularly the Fordson tractor, for preventing the overturning backward thereof.

The invention in its preferred form is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which lilre reference cheructers designate corresponding ports throughout the several views. Briefly described:

Figure 1 is a view, in top plan, of the device of my invention;

' Fig. 2 is a View, in end elevation thereof, looking at the rig. t-hand end of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a view in side elevation thereof;

Fig. 4 is rt view, in side elevation, of a Fordson tractor, showing the application of my attachment thereto;

Fig, 5 is a top plan view of said tractor, with the attachment in operative position thereon; and

Fig. (3 is a view, in rcu-r elevation, of said tractor, with the attachment in operative position thereon.

Referring now in detail to the drawings:

1, l designate two spaced beams, which are preferably disposed son'icwhet out of parallelism, beingfarther apart at one end than at the other, as clearly shown in Fig. 1.

Connecting the beams at the ends thereof, which are further apart. is in plate 3, preferably of steel, which affords on extended bearing surface for contact with the ground. when the tractor starts to tilt backward Connecting seirl beams, at the opposite ends thereof, is. acurved arch d, constituting a strap, preferably of iron, adapted to be disposed over the tractor body trains versily thereof, as clearly shown in Figs.

4 and 6, et a. point which is eheed of the transmission housing. The strap 4 may be suitably detechebly secured to the transthe two bolts (2 a, which is under the drew-bar, as seen in Fig. 6.

Preferably carried by each of the beams l, l is v. suspension rod beam, provided at one-end, with an eye 9 through which is adapted to pe 's one of the bolts 6 on the rear axle housing B of the tractor. By

means of the rods 8, 8, the beams 1, 1 are suspended toward the rear ends from the rear axle housing.

it will now be understood, from the corn struction described, thut the attachment is firmly and rigidly, yet detachably secured to the tractor, and that as the tractor starts to tilt lmckward, the plate 3 will be brought into contact with the ground, thus stopping further rearward tilting movement of the treetor. It will also be noticed, from the construction described, that the ettachment is simple, 1 'ncticul and inexpensive to manufacture, that it is readily installed on and removed from the tractor, and that it is most efficient in operation for the purpose intended.

l /hat I claim to be new and desire to see core by Letters Patent is:

1. An attachment to tractors to prevent rearward tilting thereof, comprising" two beams, a curved strap connecting the latter, toward one end thereof, and adopted to be passed traneversel over the tractor body, a member connecting the beams intermediate the ends thereof, and having, lntermedi-n ate its ends, a cut-away portion in which 38 adapted to seat the drew-bar cc of a.

'l ordson tractor, and suspension ro s pivotally connected by sold beams and adapted to be secured to the tractor.

2. An attachment to tractorsto prevent rearward tilting thereof, comprisin two beams, acurved strap connecting the atter, toward one end thereof, and adapted to be passed transversely over the tractor body, 5 a member connecting the beams intermedi- "ate the ends thereof, and having, intermediate its ends, a cut-away portion in which is adapted to seat the draw-bar cap of e Fordson tractor, and suspension rods pivotally connected by said beams and adopted 10 to be secured to the tractor.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

ALBERT E. BLACKBURN. 

